Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson has been a journalist for more than 30 years, both in Australia and overseas. He joined the ABC in 2003 and is the chief reporter for The Business, as well as presenter of The Finance Quarter. He is a qualified financial planner and also has a diploma in financial markets and a Masters degree in applied finance.

A record 9 million overseas tourists came to Australia last year and tourism industry insiders say it is not just the lure of unforgettable sights pulling them onto the planes — the falling Australian dollar is also helping.

So-called bonuses are being used to top-up the fixed pay of CEOs in order to make salaries attractive, but by calling it a bonus the implication is that it's been earned by outstanding performance, writes Andrew Robertson.

Banking inquiry boss Kenneth Hayne has hammered home two themes that many thousands of Australians already knew, to their great cost … that greed and dishonesty are the hallmarks of large swathes of the financial planning industry, writes Andrew Robertson.

While the corporate world seems to be heading in the right direction with the increasing representation of women in Australia's boardrooms, the same cannot be said for its cultural diversity, with 93 per cent of CEOs of British or European heritage.

When it comes to the financial planning industry, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne is blunt and to the point. In his interim report, he says two themes emerged: dishonesty and greed. And that was just the start.

For the past six months, Kenneth Hayne has been sifting through a slew of financial services misconduct, rip-offs and regulatory inaction. Here are his initial thoughts on what's wrong with Australia's banks.

Self-managed super funds were one of the biggest winners out of the global financial crisis, but a rise in debt combined with an interest rate rise and falling property prices has some observers alarmed.

Westpac's decision to raise variable interest home loan rates will likely be copied by the other big banks. While customers would vote with their feet for other products, bank customers stick to a brand and bank bosses know it, Andrew Robertson writes.

A lot of investors thought volatility was a thing of the past, then in February global markets collapsed. Andrew Robertson looks at how the search for yield has made the stock market riskier than it needs to be.

The banks and AMP are bracing themselves for another forensic dissection as the Hayne royal commission starts looking for malignant practices in their superannuation businesses, writes Andrew Robertson.

It's well known that the Federal Government is no fan of industry superannuation funds. But business reporter Andrew Robertson asks why, given new figures show they continue to outperform their "retail" counterparts.

David Jones has tried most tricks in the retail book to reanimate its business. Its latest idea is a couple of famous anthropomorphised rodents. Can it work, Andrew Robertson asks, or is DJ's just taking the Mickey?